Until 1970. the Gothenburg consulate claimed the record of being the first and oldest American consulate in Western Europe. having established ties with a struggling and fledging United States of America in 1797. Moreover. It served as the port where hundreds of thousands of Swedes emigrated to the "New Land." With a sense of historical reawakening in our country as we approach the American Bicentennial. it is ironic that we have no regular. official presence in Gothenburg. While I have stated some historical and cultural imperatives for the reopening of the consulatehaving strong emotional ties to ScandinaviaI also would like to point to a strong case that can be made for economic and political reasons. Gothenburg is the largest. centrally located icefree port in Scandinavia.
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